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LONDON (AFP) - For Harry Redknapp, their 61-year-old manager, the wait has been almost as long. Although there will be plenty of neutral backing for Championship side Cardiff, who are appearing in their first Cup final since taking the trophy to Wales in 1927, few would begrudge Redknapp a moment...
British designer Paul Smith has teamed up with Manchester United Football Club to design and supply the team players with formal wear and accessories for the next three years. This is the first time that Manchester United has entered into such a partnership. "It is exciting to be involved with...
In 1986, two seemingly unrelated events took place in two parts of the world. In January that year, in Uganda, a small ragtag army marched from the bushes of Luweero and other parts of Uganda's periphery onto the capital, beat up a much better equipped, much larger and far better-trained army and...
First Blood to Manchester United, as goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs made them the John Rambo to Chelsea's bumbling small town sheriff in last Sunday's EPL finale. At the moment it's anyone's guess who'll play the muscle-bound Vietnam veteran, and who'll be the hapless Vietnamese...
There is a lively debate amongst Manchester United followers as to the greatest of Sir Alex Ferguson's numerous teams at Old Trafford, but the manager himself has opted to reserve judgement until his current crop matures into the formidable force that he has challenged them to become. For a group...
By Henry Winter Louis Saha, Manchester United's injury-ravaged striker, said yesterday that he hopes to impress Sir Alex Ferguson in next week's Champions League final so he can remain at Old Trafford. "I know it could be my last game, and I would understand if the manager went for another...
Heroes of a remarkable season tell Sachin Nakrani why the competition has been packed with upsets Can it be coincidence that this year's FA Cup final, the first in 17 years to involve none of the current big four, is sandwiched between the chase by Manchester United and Chelsea for bigger prizes?...
By Henry Winter So Cristiano Ronaldo can go to Real Madrid, look a dream in all-white, inflate his bank account, enjoy the Castillana lifestyle, but he will not work with a manager who has developed him like Sir Alex Ferguson, who backed him in his darkest hour after the 2006 World Cup, who has...
Henk Ten Cate does not pull his punches. Together with Steve Clarke, his fellow assistant coach, Ten Cate has the hands-on responsibility of directing the Chelsea first-team in Avram Grant's "different way", which aims to be free-flowing and entertaining. Ten Cate hit the headlines at the time of...
John Motson, Mr FA Cup, will take to the microphone for his 29th Final _ and it could also be his last. The Beeb are likely to replace him as their senior football commentator, but we should not write off the old master just yet. Here, Motty reveals his favourite FA Cup memories...
